Coffee-pot.



No. 731.454. H PATENTED JUNE 23; 1903.

H. W. HIGGINS.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1902.

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Patented June 23, 1903.

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CANADA.

COFFEE-POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 731,454, dated June23, 1903.

Application filed April 3. 1902- Serial No. 101,280.

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that LHARoLn WOLFERSTAN HIGGINS, a subject of His Majestythe King of Great Britain, residing in the city and district ofMontreal; Province of Quebec, Ganada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Coffee-Pots; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

My invention relates to cofiee and tea pots of that class in which isemployed a pivoted spout adapted to be turned down when it is desired toobtain a portion of the contents of the pot, thus avoiding the necessityof lifting the'pot; and the present invention has for its object,amongothers, to provide an improved construction of this character where bythe manufacture and assemblage of the parts are facilitated and,further, to provide means for proper adjustment of the joint and tocompensate for Wear. I

The novel features will be particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

I have shown my invention in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure1 is a side elevation of my improved pot, showing the operation ofpouring the beverage therefrom. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal centralvertical section through the spout and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionthrough the center of the joint. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thejoint, showing the cap-screw removed.

The same numerals of reference denote like parts in each of the severalfigures of the drawings.

The pot itself is denoted by the numeral 6, and it has a handle 7 andacover or lid 8 of the ordinary pattern. The spout 9 is of the ordinarytubular shape; fixed at its lower end to the lower end of the pot it isconnected therewith'by an intermediate pivot-joint 10, which is ofpeculiar construction. This joint consists of two members 11 and 12, thefirst of which consists of a tubular elbow joined at its base to theside at the lower portion thereof, as shown at 13, the pot beingprovided with an aperture 14 in the side to permit the exit of thebeverage therefrom. At its other end the but instead of being (Nomodel.)

member 11 is provided with a tapered nipple 15, having its exterior face16 neatly ground to form a conical seat, whichis adapted to coact with aconical bore formedtransversely in the member 12, this member being of Tshape, having its longitudinal branch 17 connected with the lower end ofthe spout 9*, as shown in Fig. 3. The transverse portion of the T,forming the head 18 of the member 12, has the conical seat therein abovementioned, and this conical seat is divided into two portions by acentral chamber 19, the inner face of the head 18 of the member 12 beingrecessed to form this chamber around the central portion of the nipple15. The two ends of the nipple are connected by segmental portions 20,which leave a slot or open space 21 between them, thus enabling theinterior or tube of the member 11 to communicate at all times with theinterior of the member 12, and hence with the tube of the spout 9.

In order to provide for the proper adjustment of the friction of thejoint 10, the bore of the head 18 of the member 12 is formed slightlysmaller than the exterior surface of the nipple 15, whereby it may bepushed over the same to the amount necessary to secure the desiredtension by means of a cap-screw 22, which is screwed into a socket 23 inthe end of the nipple 15, and in order to prevent the cap-screw 22 frombeing turned by the raising and lowering of the spout I have placedbetween them a washer 2 1, having a segmental flattened orkeyed portion25 thereon, this washer being adapted to be seated on a similarly-formedboss 26, formed on the end of'the nipple, whereby the washer 24: is heldsolidly fixed to the end ofthe nipple 15 and prevented from turning. Inorder to tighten the spout 9 to the requisite degree, it is then simplynecessary to turn the screw 22, thus forcing the member 12 farther up onthe conical seat of the nipple 15.

In order to prevent a portion of the beverage from settling at thebottom. of the pot and to enable all to be drawn out through the spout,I provide the bottom 27 of the pot in a raised position-that is to say,the side has a depending flange 28 below said bottom-so that the uppersurface of said bottom is adapted to be level with or slightly above thelower. entrance-way 14 to the spout.

portion of the At the end of the spout 9 I provide a handle-knob 34,which projects laterally and is preferably formed of insulatingmaterial, whereby the same may be grasped and moved in either directionwithout danger of burning the hand.

When it is desired to pour coiiee from the pot, the handle-knob 34 willbe grasped in the manner shown in Fig. 1 and simply turned downwardly,whereby the coffee or other beverage will flow into the cup 35, placedbeneath to receive it, and when the cup is filled the spout may then bereturned into its upper position resting against the side of the pot, asshown in the dotted line.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vessel for hot beverages comprisinga pot provided at its side withan aperture, a tubular elbow having its base surrounding said apertureand its other end having tapered nipple, a cooperating T-shaped memberhaving connection with a spout and a transverse portion forming a headwith central chamber, segmental portions connecting the ends of saidnipple and leaving an open space between them, a cap-screw engaged in asocket in the end of said nipple and a washer interposed between saidcap-screw and head and held against turning, all substantially as shownand described.

2. A vessel for hot beverages comprising a pot provided at its side withan aperture, a tubular elbow joined at its base to said pot around saidaperture and provided at its other end with a tapered nipple, acooperating member of T shape having longitudinal branch for connectionwith a spout and a transverse portion forming a head having a conicalseat divided into two parts by a central chamber, segmental portionsconnecting the two ends of said nipple leaving an open space betweenthem, the bore of the head of said cooperating member being slightlysmaller than the exterior surface of the nipple, a cap-screw engaged ina socket in the end of said nipple, a washer interposed between saidcap-screw and head and having segmental flattened portion fitting asimilarly-shaped boss on the end of the nipple, all substantially asherein shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses;

HAROLD WOLFERSTAN HIGGINS.

1 Witnesses:

GEORGE W. COLLES, T. MYNARD.

